US20050070355A1 - Ranking data generating program - Google Patents

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US20050070355A1
US20050070355A1 US10/947,392 US94739204A US2005070355A1 US 20050070355 A1 US20050070355 A1 US 20050070355A1 US 94739204 A US94739204 A US 94739204A US 2005070355 A1 US2005070355 A1 US 2005070355A1
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  • the present invention relates to a ranking data generating program for generating ranking data, based on game play data of games played on game devices installed in game centers.
  • Ranking categories are win numbers, loss numbers, continuous win numbers, synthetic points, times of wins owing to functional bonuses, etc.
  • the synthetic points are points which are given by synthetically judging skills of players, based on a plurality of factors.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a ranking data generating method and a game system which, even when players who get unnatural results are present, can hinder the general players from being unmotivated to play games.
  • the ranking data generating program is for commanding a computer to store personal information of a player and game result data of the player in a storage means and to execute processing for generating ranking data including the game result data ranked based on a plurality of the stored game result data, the ranking data including a first ranking data group and a second ranking data group, the processing for generating the ranking data comprising the steps of: computing a difference between the game result data of the player and a reference value stored in advance in the storage means; comparing the computed difference with a preset value stored in advance in the storage means; and based on a result of the comparison, registering the game result data of the player in either of the first ranking data group and the second ranking data group, and storing the ranking data in a ranking data storage means, in the step of storing the ranking data, when the computed difference is larger than the preset value, the game result data of the player being registered in the second ranking data group.
  • the processing for generating the ranking data further comprises the step of computing the reference value, based on said plurality of game result data stored in the storage means.
  • the ranking data includes the first ranking data group and the second ranking data group for each of a plurality of categories; and in the step of storing the ranking data, which of the first ranking data group and the second ranking data group the game result data of the player should be registered in is judged for each of the categories, and the ranking data is generated for each of the categories.
  • the process for generating the ranking data further includes the step of comparing a number of the categories in which the game result data of the player has been registered in the second ranking data group with a category-number-judging reference value stored in advance in the storage means, and in the step of storing the ranking data, when the number of the categories registered in the second ranking data group is larger than the category-number-judging reference value, the game result data of the player is registered in the second ranking data group in all the categories.
  • the processing for generating the ranking data further comprises the step of, when the game result data of the player has been registered in the second ranking data group, storing that the game result data of the player has been registered in the second ranking data in the storage means, associated with the personal information of the player.
  • the processing for generating the ranking data further comprises the step of judging whether or not the game result data of the player has been registered in the second ranking data group, and in the step of storing the ranking data, when the game result data of the player has been already registered in the second ranking data group, the game result data of the player is registered in the second ranking data group.
  • the game device is for a game device in which a control means stores personal information of a player and game result data of the player in a storage means and performs processing generating ranking data having the game result data ranked based on a plurality of the stored game result data, the ranking data including a first ranking data group and a second ranking data group, the processing for generating the ranking data comprising the steps of: computing a difference between the game result data of the player and a reference value stored in advance in the storage means; comparing the computed difference with a preset value stored in advance in the storage means; and registering the game result data of the player in either of the first ranking data group and the second ranking data group, based on a result of the comparison and storing the ranking data in ranking data storage means, in the step of storing the ranking data, when the computed difference exceeds the preset value, the game result data of the player being registered in the second ranking data group.
  • the game system is for a game system in which a plurality of game devices are communicatively connected to a server which stores personal information of a layer and game result data of the player in a storage means and performs processing for generating ranking data having the game result data ranked based on a plurality of the stored game result data, the ranking data including a first ranking data group and a second ranking data group, and the processing for generating the ranking data comprising the steps of: computing a difference between the game result data of the player and a reference value stored in advance in the storage means; comparing the computed difference with a preset value stored in advance in the storage means; and registering the game result data of the player in either of the first ranking data group and the second ranking data group, based on a result of the comparison and storing the ranking data in a ranking data storage means, in the step of storing the ranking data, when the computed difference exceeds the preset value, the game result data of the player being registered in the second ranking data group.
  • a special player who has got an unnaturally good result is ranked in a special ranking, and the general players are ranked in an ordinary ranking, whereby even when players who get unnaturally good results, etc. are present, the general players are kept form being unmotivated to play games.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view of the game system according to one embodiment of the present invention, which illustrates a constitution thereof.
  • FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the processing of the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention (Part 1).
  • FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the processing of the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention (Part 2).
  • FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the processing of the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention (Part 3).
  • FIG. 5 is a flow chart of the processing of the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention (Part 4).
  • FIG. 6 is a view of an image of the card register.
  • FIG. 7 is views of displays on a portable telephone.
  • FIG. 8 is a view of data in a member's card.
  • FIG. 9 is views of data in the server (Part 1).
  • FIG. 10 is views of data in the server (Part 2).
  • FIG. 11 is a view of the game system according to another embodiment of the present invention, which illustrates a constitution thereof.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view illustrating a structure of the game system according to the present embodiment.
  • FIGS. 2 to 5 are flow charts of the processing of the game system according to the present embodiment.
  • the game system according to the present embodiment will be explained as a competition fighting game but can be explained as other games.
  • Game centers 10 are located in respective areas, e.g., nation-wide in Japan.
  • a plurality of game devices 12 for playing games are installed in each game center 10 .
  • the game devices 12 are, e.g., game machines for the commercial use, and games can be played on the game machines by inserting coins thereinto.
  • Each game device 12 includes control means (not illustrated) for controlling a game, and a magnetic card I/F (interface) 13 for reading a member's card 40 .
  • the member's card 40 links a competition fighting game on the game device 12 with the access to a gate site by a portable telephone 30 .
  • the member's card 40 bears a member's own ID number. The member's card 40 will be detailed later.
  • a LAN 11 in each game center 10 is connected to an internet 20 and can communicate with the gate devices 12 in the other game centers 10 . Accordingly, a common competition fighting game can be played by a plurality of arbitrary game devices 12 which are installed in remote locations.
  • Players come to the game centers 10 and sit at the game devices 12 , insert coins and operate on the operational panels to play a competition fighting gate with other players.
  • the internet 20 is connected to a play data management server 22 .
  • the play data management server 22 collects via the internet 20 play data of various games, e.g., competition fighting games, etc., executed by the game devices 12 and stores the play data in the memory means (not illustrated) to control them.
  • the memory means temporarily or permanently stores and records as required, ranking data, personal information of players, game result data, preset reference values, etc.
  • the memory means is a storage medium, such as a magnetic disc, semiconductor memory means (RAM) or others, which can read and write from and in computers.
  • the play data management server 22 has a ranking data generation program for the computer installed in the play data management server 22 executing the processing for generating the ranking data.
  • the play data management server 22 performs the processing for generating the ranking data.
  • Portable telephones (mobile communication terminals) 30 to be connect to the internet 20 via portable telephone networks 32 , and can make access to the game play data, etc. stored in the play data management server 22 . Their national ranks, as of win numbers, loss numbers, continuous win numbers, synthetic points, etc. and others can be displayed on the portable telephones 30 .
  • all information terminals including portable information terminals (mobile communication terminals), such as PHS, PDA, note PC, table PC, etc., communication terminals of PC, domestic game machines, etc. may be used.
  • a player buys a member 's card 40 at a card vendor separately installed in a game center 10 or others and posses the member's card 40 (Step S 10 ).
  • the member's card 40 may be prepared and possessed by paying an additional fee at the start of a game.
  • the member's card 40 is a storage medium for storing information by magnetic means or electric means, as do magnetic cards, IC cards, etc.
  • the player executes the first game (Step S 11 ).
  • the operation for executing the game will be detailed later.
  • the first game is executed before the player registers the member's card 40 as his own card, because data of the member's card 40 , which has not been used, is absent in the data base of the play data management server 22 .
  • the data of the member's card 40 is stored in the data base of the play data management server 22 .
  • Step S 12 the player makes access to the game site of a competition fighting game by the portable telephone 30 so as to register as his own card the member's card 40 he has bought.
  • the image of the card register as illustrated in FIG. 6 is displayed on the portable telephone 30 .
  • FIG. 6 is a view of the image of the card register.
  • the explanation of the member's card 40 is displayed at the upper part of the member's card 40 , and an ID input box 50 and a register button 52 are displayed at the middle part of the member's card 40 .
  • the player inputs the ID number of the member's card 40 he has bought in the input box 50 and clicks the register button 52 .
  • the member's card 40 is registered as the card possessed by the owner of the portable telephone 30 (Step S 13 ).
  • Step S 14 the player finishes the access to the game site by the portable telephone 30 (Step S 14 ).
  • the first game is executed here before the member's card 40 is registered as his won card. However, the first game is not essentially executed before the member's card 40 is registered as his won card, and in this case, the member's card 40 can be delivered after the initial register information is stored in the data base of the play data management server 22 .
  • Step S 20 the player sits at the game device 12 installed in the game center 10 (Step S 20 ).
  • Step S 21 the player inserts coins into the game device 12 and inserts the member's card 40 into the game device 12 .
  • FIG. 8 is a view illustrating the data in the card.
  • the data in the card includes card management information, personal information, competition result information, level information, character information, etc.
  • the card management information includes the access cord, the card ID, remaining times, etc.
  • the personal information includes the nickname, etc.
  • the competition result information includes the win number, loss number, continuous win number, point, etc.
  • the level information includes the class/rank, experience value, etc.
  • the character information includes the character IDs, the possessed items, the item device setting, color setting, etc.
  • the game device 12 reads the data-stored-in-the-card stored in the member's card 40 .
  • the game device 12 can recognize that the player who owns the member's card 40 will play the competition fighting game.
  • the game device 12 transmits the read data-stored-in-the-card to the play data management server 22 (Step S 22 ).
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 are views illustrating the data-stored-in-the-server.
  • the data-stored-in-the-server includes card information (see FIG. 9A ), user information (see FIG. 9B ), store information (see FIG. 10A ) and team information (see FIG. 10B ).
  • the data-stored-in-the-server is stored in the storage means provided in the play data management server 22 .
  • the storage means is a suitable storage medium which is readable and writable by computers, such as a magnetic disc, semiconductor storage means (RAM) or others. Storage means may be provided for respective kinds of data to be stored, or kinds of data to be stored may be stored in the storage means respectively at the divided storage regions.
  • the card information is information of each member's card 40 .
  • the card information includes card management information, personal information, competition result information, level information, character information, competition history information, etc.
  • the card management information includes an access cord, a card ID, etc.
  • the personal information includes a registered user ID, etc.
  • the competition result information includes a win number, a loss number, a continuous win number, a point, etc.
  • the level information includes a class/rank, an experience value, etc.
  • the character information includes character IDs, the possession items, item device setting, color setting, etc.
  • the competition result information includes play times, competitor IDs, play results, etc. In FIG.
  • the history for 2 competitions is stored, but every time when the player plays a game, the information is added to the competition history information.
  • the recording limit for the competition history information is, e.g., 50 times. When the number of games exceeds 50 times, the competition history for the older games is deleted.
  • the recording limit for the competition history information is 50 times here. However, the recording limit is not essentially 50 times and may be 100 times or 200 times. The recording limit for the competition history information may not be especially set.
  • the user information includes user management information, personal information, card register information and store history information.
  • the user management information includes a registered user ID, etc.
  • the personal information includes a nickname, a birth date, a synthetic point, fighting money, a team ID, etc.
  • the card register information includes a registered card ID, etc.
  • a user registers 2 member's cards 40 , but a user can own 15 member's cards 40 at most. Accordingly, the card register information includes 15 registered card IDs at most.
  • the user played games twice, but every time the user plays a game, the information is added to the store history information.
  • the stored information includes store management information, store information and play statistic information.
  • the store management information includes a store ID, etc.
  • the store information includes a store name, working hours, a number of game machines, store advertisements, etc.
  • the play statistic information includes a player history, a player rank distribution, etc.
  • the team information includes team management information and team information.
  • the team management information includes a team ID, etc.
  • the team information includes a team name, a pass word, a team point, etc.
  • the play data management server 22 renews the data-stored-in-the-server, based on the transmitted data-stored-in-the-card (Step S 23 ).
  • Step S 24 the renewed data-stored-in-the-card is transmitted from the play data management server 22 to the gate machine 12 .
  • the game machine 12 renews the data-stored-in-the-card in the member's card 40 , based on the card information transmitted from the play data management server 22 to the game machine 12 (Step S 25 ).
  • a competition fighting game is started by the mage device 12 (Step S 26 ).
  • Game images (not illustrated) are displayed on the game machine 12 .
  • fighting characters are displayed, and progresses of the game, etc. are displayed.
  • the competition fighting game goes on, and when one character defeats the other character, and the competition fighting game is ended (Step S 27 ), a game image (not illustrated) showing the end of the competition fighting game is displayed on the game machine 12 .
  • the game machine 12 writes the competition result information, etc. in the member's card 40 , and the data-stored-in-the-card of the member's card 40 is renewed (Step S 28 ).
  • Step S 29 the member's card 40 is ejected out of the game device 12 (Step S 29 ).
  • the data-stored-in-the-card, such as competition result information, etc., stored in the member's card 40 is transmitted from the game device 12 to the play data management server 22 (Step S 30 ).
  • the play data management server 22 renews the data-stored-in-the-server, based on the data-stored-in-the-card transmitted from the game device 12 to the play data management server 22 (Step S 31 ). Specifically, out of the data-stored-in-the-server, the competition result information/competition history information included in the card information, the store history information, etc. included in the user information are renewed.
  • the card information which has been renewed by the play data management server 22 is transmitted from the play data management server 22 to the game device 12 when the player plays the next game (Step S 24 ). Then, the game machine 12 renews the data-stored-in-the-card of the member's card 40 , based on the card information transmitted from the play data management server 22 to the game device 12 (Step S 25 ).
  • the member's card 40 is ejected from the gate game device 12 without renewing the data-stored-in-the-card of the member's card 40 , based on the card information renewed by the play data management server 22 .
  • the member's card 40 may be ejected from the game device 12 after the data-stored-in-the-card of the member's card 40 has been renewed based on the card information renewed by the play data management server 22 .
  • the general players When a special player who has got an unnaturally good result, etc. is contained in the rank, the general players may be unmotivated. Then, in the present embodiment, such special player is excluded from the ordinary ranking for the general players and is ranked in the special ranking.
  • gray points special points
  • the gray point means here a point given when, highly possibly, a player is unnaturally playing.
  • the gray point is given as exemplified below.
  • the gray point to be given to a member's card includes a gray point (an absolute gray point) which absolutely increases every time the member's card unnaturally plays, and a gray point (a relative gray point) which relatively varies every time gray points are summed.
  • the wins are one-sided. More specifically, in the recent competition history of 50 games, the member's card has competed with only 5 member's cards and has won in all the games (or has lost in all the games).
  • the wins and losses have been decided in too a short time. More specifically, the competitors with the member's card have not attacked or have retreated to ring out by themselves.
  • the relative gray points to be given to a member's card are given, e.g., when deviation values of the results of statistically treated synthetic points and win rates are extremely large or extremely small. More specifically, deviation values of the synthetic points, the win rates, etc. are larger by 10 points or more or are smaller by 10 points or more. The deviation values of the synthetic points, the win rates, etc. being extremely high or extremely low is judged based on the deviation values being higher or lower than preset values.
  • the play data management server 22 When a deviation value of the result of a statistically treated sum of the absolute gray points and the relative gray points is extremely large or extremely small, the play data management server 22 recognizes the member's card 40 as a gray card (special storage medium). Specifically, the play data management server 22 raises a gray flag for the data of the gray card. A deviation value of a sum of the absolute gray points and the relative gray points being extremely large or extremely small is judged based on the deviation value of the sum of the absolute gray points and the relative gray points being larger or smaller than a preset value.
  • the gray points to be given every time a player ard are gray points (absolute gray points) which absolutely increase every time the player unnaturally plays, and gray points (relative gray points) which relatively vary every time the gray points are summed.
  • the absolute gray point given to a player can be a sum of gray points given to a plurality of member's card owned by the player.
  • the absolute point to be given to a player can be a number of gray cards owned by the player.
  • An absolute gray point is given to a player when the player competes mostly with the same player, e.g., when he competes mostly with a certain player, and besides, the wins are one-sided. Specifically, in the recent 50 games, he has played with one and the same player, and has won in all the games (or has lost in all the games).
  • the gray point to be given to a player is given, e.g., when he is positioned high in both of the opposite ranks, such as the win number and the loss number, etc.
  • the play data management server 22 When a deviation value of the result of a statistically treated sum of the absolute gray points and the relative gray points is extremely large or extremely small, the play data management server 22 recognizes the player as a gray player (special player). Specifically, the play data management server 22 raises a gray flag for the data of the player. A deviation value of a sum of the absolute gray points and the relative gray points being extremely large or extremely small is judged based on the deviation value of the sum of the absolute gray points and the relative gray points being larger or smaller than a preset value.
  • the gray player is not ranked based on the ordinary ranking but ranked based on the special ranking.
  • the gray card is not ranked based on the ordinary ranking but ranked only based on the special ranking.
  • the methods for recognizing the member's cards and the players as objects to be specially ranked are not limited to the methods described above.
  • the main methods for recognizing the member's cards and the players as objects to be specially ranked will be explained.
  • a value of the game play data stored in a member's card 40 is compared to a preset reference value, and when a difference between the value of the game play data and the reference value is larger than a preset value, the member's card 40 is recognized as a gray card.
  • the member's card 40 may be specially ranked.
  • a value of the game play data stored in a member's card 40 is compared to a preset reference value, and when a difference between the value of the game play data and the reference value is larger than a preset value, a sum of the special points exceed a preset value, the member's card 40 is recognized as a gray card.
  • the member's card 40 may be specially ranked.
  • a value of the game play data stored in a member's card 40 is compared to a preset reference value, and when a difference between the value of the game play data and the reference value is larger than a preset value, the member's card 40 is recognized as a gray card, and the player owning the member's card 40 is recognized as a gray player.
  • the gray player may be specially ranked.
  • a value of the game play data stored in a member's card 40 is compared to a preset reference value, and when a difference between the value of the game play data and the reference value is larger than a preset value, a special point is given to the member's card 40 , and when a sum of the special points exceed a preset value, the member's card 40 is recognized a gray card, and the player owning the member's card 40 is recognized as a gray player.
  • the gray player may be specially ranked.
  • a value of the game play data stored in a member's card 40 is compared to a preset reference value, and when a difference between the value of the game play data and the reference value is larger than a preset value, a special point is given to the member's card 40 , and when a sum of the special points exceed a preset value, a special point is give to the member's card 40 , and when a sum of the special point given to the member's card 40 owned by the player exceeds a preset value, the player is recognized as a gray player.
  • the gray player may be specially ranked.
  • the member's card 40 When a deviation value of the gate play data stored in a member's card 40 is larger or smaller than a preset value, the member's card 40 is recognized as a gray card, and the gray card may be specially ranked.
  • a gray point is given to the member's card 40 , and when a sum of the grapy points exceed a preset value, the member's card 40 is recognized as a gray card.
  • the gray card may be specially ranked.
  • the member's card 40 When a deviation value of the gate play data stored in a member's card 40 is larger or smaller than a preset value, the member's card 40 is recognized a gray card, and the player owning the gray card is recognized as a special player.
  • the special player may be specially ranked.
  • a gray point is given to the member's card 40 , and when a sum of the gray points exceed a preset value, the member's card 40 is recognized a gray card, and the player owning the gray card is recognized as a gray player.
  • the gray player may be specially ranked.
  • a deviation value of the gate play data stored in a member's card 40 is larger or smaller than a preset value, a special point is given to the member's card 40 , and when a sum of the gray points given to all the member's cards 40 owned by the player exceeds a preset value, the player is recognized a gray player.
  • the gray player may be specially ranked.
  • the method for recognizing the member's cards and the players as object to be specially ranked are not limited these methods.
  • the reference values can be decided based on a plurality of game play data stored in the storage means of the play data management server 22 .
  • An average value of a plurality of game play data stored in the play data management server 22 can be the reference value.
  • the reference value is stored in the storage means of the play data management server 22 .
  • the preset reference values and the preset values are not essentially points, etc.
  • the preset reference values and the preset values can be time.
  • the preset values are stored in the storage means of the play data management server 22 .
  • Ranking categories are win numbers, loss numbers, continuous win numbers, game numbers, synthetic points, team points, etc.
  • Ranking categories for competition fighting games are exemplified here. However, the ranking categories are not limited to them.
  • the ranking categories may be performed based on, e.g., ranks, scores, total competition numbers, top times, maximum continuous win numbers, yakuman (special combination) win times, rare yakuman (special combination) win times, agari (win) rates, furikomi (allowing to win) rates, dora (bonus tile) average numbers, etc.
  • Ranks are decided by the following processing.
  • FIG. 4 is the flow chart of the method for deciding a rank.
  • a user who desired to display ranks make access to a game site by a portable telephone 30 (Step S 40 ). Then, a TOP page image as illustrated in FIG. 7A is displayed on the portable telephone 30 .
  • FIG. 7 is views of display views of the portable telephone. The user selects “Ranking Information”.
  • the ranking category selecting image as illustrated in FIG. 7B is displayed on the portable telephone 30 .
  • the user selects, e.g., “Synthetic Point” (Step S 41 ).
  • the ranking selecting image as illustrated in FIG. 7C is displayed on the portable telephone 40 .
  • the user selects, e.g., “Ordinary Ranking” (Step S 41 ).
  • the play data management server 22 decides ranking as follows, based on the retrieval conditions for the ranking category and the ranking the user has selected.
  • Step S 42 it is judged whether or not the ranking selected by the user is the ordinary ranking.
  • the ordinary ranking is decided for the ordinary user except the gray user (Step S 43 ). Specifically, the data of the synthetic point is sorted out of the data of the ordinary users without gray flags raised, and the data of the upper 10 cases, for example, are extracted. Then, based on the extracted data, the ordinary ranking data (the first ranking data group) including places, synthetic points, under IDs, etc. is prepared.
  • the special ranking is decided for gray players alone (Step S 44 ). Specifically, the data of the synthetic point is sorted out of the data of the gray players with gray flags raised, and the upper 10 cases, for example, are extracted. Then, based on the extracted data, the special ranking data (the second ranking data group) including places, synthetic points, user IDs, etc. is prepared.
  • the play data management server 22 decides the usual ranking or the special ranking.
  • the data of the decided usual ranking or special ranking are stored in the ranking data storage means (not illustrated) of the play data management server 22 .
  • the ranking data storage means may be provided separate from the storage means of the play data management server 22 . A part of the memory means may be used as the ranking data storage means.
  • the upper 10 cases were extracted here for ranking, but the upper 10 cases are not essential.
  • the upper 100 cases for example, may be extracted for ranking.
  • the play data management server 22 transmits the ranking data to the portable telephone 30 (Step S 45 ).
  • the portable telephone 30 displays the ranks (Step S 46 ).
  • the ranking selected by the user is the ordinary ranking
  • the ordinary ranking as illustrated in FIG. 7D is displayed on the portable telephone 30 .
  • the ranking selected by the user is the special ranking
  • the special ranking as illustrated in FIG. 7E is displayed on the portable telephone 30 .
  • the ranking is decided in the unit of a player here. However, the ranking may be decided in the unit of a member's card 40 .
  • Step S 47 the access by the portable telephone 30 is finished.
  • the ranking may be decided by the following processing.
  • FIG. 5 is the flow chart of another method for deciding the ranking.
  • the ordinary ranking for the respective ranking categories is decided for an ordinary player except the gray player, and the ordinary ranking data is prepared (Step S 50 ).
  • the ordinary ranking data is prepared by sorting data for the respective ranking categories out of the data of the ordinary player without a gray flag raised.
  • the play data management server 22 stores the prepared ordinary ranking data in the ranking data storage means.
  • the special ranking for the respective ranking categories is decided for a gray player, and the ordinary ranking data is prepared (Step S 51 ).
  • the special ranking data is prepared by sorting data for the respective ranking categories out of the data of the special player with a gray flag raised.
  • the play data management server 22 stores the prepared special ranking data in the ranking data storage means.
  • Step S 52 the user makes access to the gate side by the portable telephone 30 (Step S 52 ).
  • the user selects a ranking category and the rankings in the same way as described above (Step S 53 ).
  • the ranking category as described above, the synthetic point, for example, is selected.
  • the player data management server 222 judges whether or not the ranking selected by the user is the ordinary ranking (Step S 54 ).
  • the play data management server 22 transmits the ordinary ranking data of the synthetic point which has been already given to the portable telephone 30 (Step S 55 ).
  • the play data management server 22 transmits the special ranking data of the synthetic point which has been already given to the portable telephone 30 (Step S 56 ).
  • the portable telephone 30 displays the ranking (step S 57 ).
  • the ranking selected by the user is the ordinary ranking
  • the ordinary ranking as illustrated in FIG. 7D is displayed on the portable telephone 30 .
  • the special ranking as illustrated in FIG. 7E is displayed on the portable telephone 30 .
  • the ranking is decided in the unit of a player here. However, the ranking may be decided it he unit of a member's card 40 .
  • Step S 58 the access to the portable telephone 30 is finished.
  • the ranking is decided in advance, whereby it takes very short time to display the ranking on the portable telephone 30 .
  • the ordinary ranking data is prepared by sorting the ordinary data without a grapy flag raised
  • the special ranking data is prepared by sorting the data of a grapy player.
  • the ranking data may be prepared as follows.
  • the game play data includes player information of a player who plays a game, and information of the result of a game player by the player (game result data).
  • the play data management server 22 judges for each ranking category (each category) whether the game play data uploaded to the play data management server 22 is for the ordinary ranking or for the special ranking.
  • the game play data uploaded to the play data management server 22 is stored in the play data management server 22 for the ordinary ranking or for the special ranking. Whether the game play data uploaded to the play data management server 22 is for the ordinary ranking or for the special ranking is judged based on a plurality of game player data stored in the play data management server 22 .
  • Conditions pre-set in the play data management server 22 for judging whether the game player data is for the ordinary ranking or for the special ranking can be as exemplified below.
  • a very large total of play times can be a condition for the special ranking.
  • a total of play times is included in the game play data to be uploaded to the player data management server 22 .
  • the game play data of the player is stored for the special ranking in the play data management server 22 .
  • the game play data of the player may be stored for the special ranking.
  • result data in a certain ranking category is extremely better or extremely worse than an average value of the result data of the player owning the member's card 40 in the ranking category, it can be used as a conditions for the special ranking.
  • the result data being extremely good or extremely bad can be judged based on the difference between the result data and the average value which being larger than a preset value.
  • the result data of a certain player in a certain ranking category being extremely better or extremely worse than an average value of the result data of the other players in the ranking category can a condition for the special ranking.
  • the result data being extremely good or extremely bad can be judged based on the difference between the result data and the above-described average value being larger than a preset value.
  • the result data of a certain player in a certain ranking category being extremely better or extremely worse than a preset reference value pre-set by a manager may be used as a condition for the special ranking.
  • the result data being extremely better or extremely worse can be judged based on the difference between the result data and the preset reference value being larger than the pre-set value.
  • Playing outside the working hours can be a condition for the special ranking.
  • the game play data to be uploaded to the play data management server 22 includes data of a time when the game was played and the place where the game was played. More specifically, the game play data to be uploaded to the play data management server 22 includes data of a time and a place when and where the result data was recorded in the member's card 40 , and others. Based on the store information of working ours, locations, etc. pre-stored in the play data management server 22 , whether or not a game has been played in the working hours, and when it is judged that the game has been played outside the working hours, the game play data of the player is stored in the play data management server 22 for the special ranking.
  • a result given by cooperating with the competitor in, e.g., a competition fighting game can be exemplified by a result given by making one side unresistive. In majon, this is a result obtained by intentionally making a previous player discard an atari hai (a piece required to win). Whether or not a result has been got by the cooperation with the competitor can be judged based on a play time per one competition, a competitor, a result of the competitor, etc.
  • the synthetic point is the skill level of a game play, which is computed based on kinds of tricks, numbers of tricks, etc. used in the game.
  • Conditions for judging whether the game play data is for the ordinary ranking or the special ranking are not limited to the above and can be suitably set.
  • the game play data uploaded to the play data management server 22 are stored in the play data management server 22 for the ordinary ranking and the special ranking in the respective ranking category.
  • the game play data of the player is stored in the play data management server 22 for the special ranking in all the ranking category.
  • a special point (gray point) is given to the player information of the player and is stored in the play data management server 22 .
  • the game play data of the player is judged to be stored in the play data management server 22 for the special ranking in all the ranking category.
  • the judged information is stored in the server.
  • the game player data of the player is stored in the play data management server 22 for the special ranking in all the ranking categories.
  • the game play data read from all the member's cards 40 owned by the player can be for the special ranking in all the ranking category.
  • the game play data of the games played by players are sorted for either of the ordinary ranking and the special ranking.
  • the play data management server 22 stores the prepared ordinary ranking data in the ranking data storage means.
  • special ranks are decided for the respective ranking categories to prepare special ranking data. Specifically, out of the game play data for the special ranking, data for the respective ranking categories is sorted to prepare special ranking data.
  • the play data management server 22 stores the prepared special ranking data in the ranking data storage means.
  • the special ranks and the ordinary ranks may be decided.
  • a special player who has got unnaturally good results, etc. are ranked based on the special ranking, and the general players are ranked based on the ordinary ranking, whereby even when a player who get unnaturally good results, etc., the general players are kept from being unmotivated to play games.
  • the present invention is applied to competition fighting games but is applicable not only to competition fighting games, but also to any other game, such as Darts, Mah-jongg Game, Race Game, Game of Go, Japanese Chess, Chess, Othello, etc., in which score-ranking can be performed.
  • gray players are for the special ranking.
  • the difficulty degree of a game may be set high for the grapy players.
  • it is judged whether or not a player is a grapy player it is judged whether or not a player is a grapy player, and when the player is judged to be a gray player, the difficulty degree of the game is ranked higher during the play by the player than the originally set difficulty degree, e.g., difficulty degree resetting processing for, e.g., increasing the performance of enemy characters is made.
  • a warning may be made to gray players so that they do not play under unnatural conditions.
  • the IDs may be deprived of gray players.
  • both the ordinary ranking and the special ranking are displayed on the portable telephone 30 .
  • Both the ordinary ranking and the special ranking may be displayed simultaneously on the portable telephone 30 .
  • the play data management server 22 prepares both the ordinary ranking and the special ranking.
  • ranks for each ranking category are displayed on the portable telephone 30 .
  • all the ranks may be displayed simultaneously on the portable telephone 30 .
  • a gray card and a gray player are recognized automatically by the play data management server 22 .
  • a graph card and a grapy player may be recognized based on human judgment.
  • the first raking data group (the ordinary ranking data) and the second ranking data group (the special ranking data) are separately managed.
  • the first ranking data group and the second ranking data group may not be separately controlled.
  • each play data may include information (i.e. a flag or others) as to which of the first ranking data group and the second ranking data group the play data belongs to.
  • the ranking data themselves may be managed as one data group.
  • the first ranking data group and the second ranking data groups may be stored in discrete storage units, or one storage unit is divided in a plurality of regions to store the first ranking data and the second ranking data in the respective regions.
  • a game system including the so-called arcade-type game machines installed in game centers communicatively connected via an internet is used.
  • the principle of the present invention is applicable to the ranking in a game system including, in place of arcade-type game machines, domestic game devices 50 having means for communicating with a server through a network, personal computers 54 , portable telephones 30 , etc.
  • the domestic game devices 50 the personal information of the players and the game result data of the players are stored in the memory means, such as memory cards 52 , etc.
  • the personal computers 54 the personal information of the players and the game result data of the players are stored in the storage means, such as the hard discs 56 , flexible discs 58 , etc.
  • the portable telephones 30 which have small storage capacities for storing the player history, the personal information of the players and the game result data of the players may be stored together with the play history in the storage means, etc. of the network server 22 .
  • a network-type game system including game devices and a server communicatively interconnected is used.
  • the principle of the present invention is not limited to the network-type game system and is applicable to stand alone-type game devices, e.g., single game devices in which the ranking is performed.
  • a ranking data generating program is installed in the game device.
  • the control units included in the game device makes processing for generating the ranking data.
  • the ranking data are stored in the ranking data storage means included in the game device, etc.
  • the ranking data storage means may be provided separate from the storage means provided in the game device. A part of the storage means may be used as the ranking data storage means.
  • the above-described stand alone-type game devices are not limited to arcade-type game devices and are applicable to game systems including domestic game devices 50 , personal computers 54 , etc.
  • the domestic game device 50 the personal information and the game result data of the player are stored in storage means, such as memory cards 52 , etc.
  • the personal computers 54 the personal information of the players and the game result data of the players are stored in storage means, such as the hard discs 56 , flexible discs 58 , etc.

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